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Transactions listed are from November 1 of previous year to April 1 of the following year.
October 7, 1985
Traded Eric King, Dave LaPoint and Matt Nokes to the Detroit Tigers. Received a player to be named later, Juan Berenguer and Bob Melvin. The Detroit Tigers sent Scott Medvin (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
October 15, 1985
Doug Gwosdz granted Free Agency.
Randy Kutcher granted Free Agency.
Rick Lancellotti granted Free Agency.
October 24, 1985
Traded Alonzo Powell and George Riley to the Montreal Expos. Received Bill Laskey.
November 11, 1985
Traded Colin Ward to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Bob Buchanan. Trade was voided and players returned on November 11, 1985.
November 12, 1985
Vida Blue granted Free Agency.
Signed Andres Santana as an amateur free agent.
December 4, 1985
Traded David Green to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received a player to be named later. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Hector Quinones (minors) (December 11, 1985) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.
December 11, 1985
Traded Alex Trevino to the Los Angeles Dodgers. Received Candy Maldonado.
Traded Manny Trillo to the Chicago Cubs. Received Dave Owen.
December 12, 1985
Signed Brad Gulden as a free agent.
Signed Randy Johnson as a free agent.
December 17, 1985
Signed Vida Blue as a free agent.
December 18, 1985
Traded Rob Deer to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Dean Freeland (minors) and Eric Pilkington (minors).
December 20, 1985
Released Joel Youngblood.
January 14, 1986
Drafted Paul McClellan in the 1st round (6th pick) of the 1986 amateur draft (January Secondary).
January 23, 1986
Sold Fran Mullins to the Cleveland Indians.
January 27, 1986
Signed Jon Perlman as a free agent.
February 3, 1986
Signed Chris Jones as a free agent.
Signed Randy Kutcher as a free agent.
Signed Mike LaCoss as a free agent.
Signed Rick Waits as a free agent.
February 7, 1986
Signed Rick Lancellotti as a free agent.
March 20, 1986
Signed Joel Youngblood as a free agent.
March 24, 1986
Released Dave Owen.
March 26, 1986
Traded Steve Stanicek to the Milwaukee Brewers. Received Rob DeWolf (minors).
April 1, 1986 (Standings)
Released Ron Roenicke.
May 1, 1986 (Standings)
Released Dan Driessen.
June 2, 1986 (Standings)
Drafted Matt Williams in the 1st round (3rd pick) of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Kirt Manwaring in the 2nd round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 4, 1986.
Drafted Jack Armstrong in the 3rd round of the 1986 amateur draft, but did not sign the player.
Drafted Jim McNamara in the 5th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Russ Swan in the 9th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Jim Pena in the 16th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
Drafted Craig Colbert in the 20th round of the 1986 amateur draft. Player signed June 17, 1986.
Drafted Mark Leonard in the 29th round of the 1986 amateur draft.
June 13, 1986 (Standings)
Signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
July 4, 1986 (Standings)
Signed Steve Carlton as a free agent.
August 7, 1986 (Standings)
Released Steve Carlton.
September 13, 1986 (Standings)
Signed Juan Guerrero as an amateur free agent.
October 15, 1986 (Standings)
Brad Wellman granted Free Agency.
Tack Wilson granted Free Agency.
October 16, 1986
Released Brad Gulden.
Released Chuck Hensley.
October 21, 1986
Released Mike Jeffcoat.
November 10, 1986
Released Rick Lancellotti.
Released Bill Laskey.
Released Luis Quinones.
November 12, 1986
Vida Blue granted Free Agency.
Mike LaCoss granted Free Agency.
Harry Spilman granted Free Agency.
November 24, 1986
Signed Keith Comstock as a free agent.
December 9, 1986
Signed Mike LaCoss as a free agent.
Signed Harry Spilman as a free agent.
December 12, 1986
Signed Chris Speier as a free agent.
December 19, 1986
Released Juan Berenguer.
Released Jim Gott.
Released Atlee Hammaker.
January 8, 1987
Traded Mike Villa (minors), Timber Mead (minors) and Frank Williams to the Cincinnati Reds. Received Eddie Milner.
February 4, 1987
Signed Atlee Hammaker as a free agent.
February 5, 1987
Signed Joe Price as a free agent.
February 6, 1987
Signed Roger Samuels as a free agent.
February 19, 1987
Signed Ray Fontenot as a free agent.
March 18, 1987
Released Ray Fontenot.
March 22, 1987
Purchased Francisco Melendez from the Philadelphia Phillies.
March 31, 1987
Traded David Blakely (minors) and Dan Gladden to the Minnesota Twins. Received a player to be named later, Jose Dominguez (minors) and Ray Velasquez (minors). The Minnesota Twins sent Bryan Hickerson (June 15, 1987) to the San Francisco Giants to complete the trade.